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DiLeo, Holly A

School of Nursing
Family and Community Health Systems
(210) 567-3822
dileo@uthscsa.edu

Director, Nurse Practitioner Program and Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Track.
Responsible for curriculum development and program coordination - Have provided program coordination for up to 5 academic nurse practitioner tracks to include program evaluation and development. Have developed new curriculum for nurse practitioner tracks that comply with Master`s Essentials, NTF Guidelines, NONPF Core Competencies and NONPF Population Specific Competencies.

Federal

Grant Detail: The purpose of this project, Advancing Education-Transforming Health Care, is to increase the number of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PCNP) to ensure the availability of healthcare professionals. The United States is facing major challenges in meeting the primary health care needs of its population. This is magnified in areas with high rates of poverty and lack of access to preventive medical care. This grant will help accelerate the graduation of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in order to meet these demands. These graduates will ultimately practice as direct care providers in the South Texas community that is predominantly Medically Underserved Areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas (MUA/HPSAs).
This project will focus on two areas: 1) recruit students for full-time enrollment in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner programs and the Doctor of Nurse Practice/PCNP program; and 2) provide stipends to students who participate full-time in PCNP programs. This project will provide stipend support to students who agree to attend PCNP and DNP/PCNP programs full-time and agree to commit to serve the population through leadership and direct care in primary health after graduation. To further improve the recruitment of students this project will:
* Design and implement web-based recruitment activities.
* Provide information on stipend program to new and enrolled students.
* Incorporate information on this program into existing graduate recruitment materials.
* Assist graduate students with their individualized degree plan to include full-time enrollment status.
* Disperse stipend funds according to set criteria.

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